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Stop Shopping for a Community Platform
Glue Up, Patreon, Common Room and Invision Community all sell “community.” What they actually sell are different answers to who belongs, who pays and what participation is worth.
Everybody Wants to Host Your Community Now
Kajabi, Discourse, Disciple and a pack of rivals are selling creators and brands the same promise - leave the algorithm behind and own the people who show up. Here is who is actually fighting for the private community, and what they are betting on.
Mighty Networks, Website Toolbox, and the Land Grab for Communities
Two platforms, two decades apart in age, are chasing the same prize - the online communities that creators and brands actually own instead of rent from a social feed. Here is what each one is really selling.
Community Platforms Put to the Member Test
Salesforce, Personify and Patreon promise different versions of belonging. A close look at the member journey - with Threado as a cautionary coda - shows where each experience connects, converts and creates friction.